Oct 31, 2010 4:46 PM

MCM was a flop for me this year...so bummed! I should have deferred with my growing list of injuries/aches/pains, but nooo, my stubborn side took over and so I attempted the race. I called it quits at mile 17. Just sat down on a park bench and said, "I AM DONE." It was impossible to keep moving forward. THE PAIN. THE BLINDNESS. Yes, I am going blind (hopefully just a temporary thing). I think I saw Len at one point, but wasn't sure. Was that you? I'm sorry for not recognizing you. I didn't want to humiliate myself anymore. Poor guy at mile 8. Thought he was my usband. I yelled and waved wildly at some stranger. Glad I didn't try to hug him or kiss him. My heart wasn't in it this year. I hope to heal up and rest, so I can train smarter and actually finish my next race, pain free. I'm burned out. The medal was nice, but I didn't get to bring one home with me today. I was so jealous, I cried. Boo Hoo!! I know I'll just suck it up and keep running.

Love you guys so much! Thank you for all the encouragements and advice through the years. I couldn't have achieved 4 MCM's without you all.

It is okay my friend. You did the right thing. When Saturday morning brought my raging earache and vertigo, and the dr. said no marathon you have a severe infection, as much as I wanted to finish what I started, it was just time to say another day. So we will move on and we have all those trails to look forward to in the future. We will talk soon.

Yes Im sorry to hear about your setback, all you can say is you tryed your best and it wasnt your day. Me and Doreen will send you awesome Vibes so you dont feel bad as you have nothing to feel bad about...........

Ruby, I'm sorry to hear about your problems with the marathon, and particularly your medical problems. I hope you can get it cured.

I passed 8 miles in about 1:23. Big, big mistake. I did the first 5 miles accompanying the flag (about 50 feet back the last half mile). I hit 5 miles in 51 minutes. Too fast for me in a marathon. My day did not go well. Even though I thought about bagging it a couple times, I managed to finish in one of my worst times. I definitely have some things to figure out.

Aw nuts, Ruby. So sorry to hear you had a bad day. Sending you healing vibes right now for health, wellness, peace of mind, and vigor to begin again. I hope you get your issues ironed out soon and you can have a do over on some other day and this will all get forgotten. <3

I appreciate that you all understand my disappointments, but the pain and discomfort had to be pretty intense to stop my race. It was awful.

Len, sorry to hear your race was not what you wanted it to be, but isn't the medal gorgeousy? I'm proud of you that you were able to push forward to finish, even when you wanted to quit a few times. Way to go, Len! Congrats. Be PROUD.

I'm very sorry to hear that you weren't able to finish, Ruby. But sometimes I think that as much as we really want to, we need to listen to what our body is telling us. There will be other marathons and other medals, and you will shine as brightly as the medals!

You got out there and you gave it your best shot. We have all been there and what you did on race day took more courage that it does to push through for the distance. Like Len, I went out faster than I should have for a marathon and I knew it, resulting in a not so stellar performance. Give yourself a break, relax and assess what you can do better. See you next year!

I hope you get better real soon, I too had a very bad day, at mile 2 1st hill I could tell it was going to be bad, and it never got better. You know you are in trouble when your mind is playing ticks on you at mile 2. You gave it your all, that is all any of us can do, take care of yourself and get well soon. V/R Phillip

Awww, Ruby, that just stinks and I feel so bad for you. Though I still think you surely made the right decision and it's just one of those things. But the disappointment must have been pretty bad. We talked about you and hoped we would see you this weekend! Get well and get back out there. Hang in there, girl!

MCM was a flop for me this year...so bummed! I should have deferred with my growing list of injuries/aches/pains, but nooo, my stubborn side took over and so I attempted the race. I called it quits at mile 17. Just sat down on a park bench and said, "I AM DONE." It was impossible to keep moving forward. THE PAIN. THE BLINDNESS. Yes, I am going blind (hopefully just a temporary thing). I think I saw Len at one point, but wasn't sure. Was that you? I'm sorry for not recognizing you. I didn't want to humiliate myself anymore. Poor guy at mile 8. Thought he was my usband. I yelled and waved wildly at some stranger. Glad I didn't try to hug him or kiss him. My heart wasn't in it this year. I hope to heal up and rest, so I can train smarter and actually finish my next race, pain free. I'm burned out. The medal was nice, but I didn't get to bring one home with me today. I was so jealous, I cried. Boo Hoo!! I know I'll just suck it up and keep running.

Love you guys so much! Thank you for all the encouragements and advice through the years. I couldn't have achieved 4 MCM's without you all.